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Gregory of Tours - History and Society in the Sixth Century (Paperback, Digitally printed 1st pbk. version)
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Gregory of Tours - History and Society in the Sixth Century (Paperback, Digitally printed 1st pbk. version)
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For over 1400 years the Histories of Gregory of Tours (538-594) -
the principal work of Merovingian history - have been understood as
a 'history of the Franks' and as an objective portrayal of history,
albeit told by a naive narrator succeeding only in chronological
organization. A new interpretation of the Histories is put forward
in this 2001 book, in which the bishop of Tours can be seen to be
giving each of his 'Ten Books' a self-contained topic, and also
making use of the patristic method of typological biblical
exegesis. By appreciating these elements, we can see clear
connections between apparently unconnected, adjacent chapters, and
to make out their real function. Gregory's historiographical
interests can be seen as focusing on the development of a
socio-political concept of society, which wishes to see the
leadership of the Christian state entrusted to the joint government
of bishops and king (christianus princeps).
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